Reconstructed Ceramic Seltzer Bottle - Hut Site Recovery
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This excavated ceramic seltzer water bottle was recovered in pieces on two separate hunts from a hut site in Stafford County by the late Glenn Trimmer of Virginia. Overtime, Glenn painstakingly reassembled the pieces to its near original form. The bottle's surface is stamped “SELTERS” which surrounds a crowned lion standing on its hind legs. Stamped below this are the words “HERZOGTHUM NASSAU.” The other side of the bottle is stamped with what appear to be script letters and the number "157". These marks identify the former contents as mineral water from the Niederselters spring in the Duchy of Nassau located in the modern state of Hesse, Germany. The spring produces naturally carbonated water. It has been known for hundreds of years and by the late eighteenth century, the water was bottled and exported world-wide. By the nineteenth century, it was so well known that one of our generic terms for carbonated water, seltzer, derives from Selters. Though a few pieces of the bottle are missing, it is in remarkably solid condition.
Pages from the digger's second journal detailing the recovery of this bottle, and other items, are included in the additional images. Because the journal pages may contain exact recovery locations and other personal information, some of the information has been removed. Complete unredacted journal page copies for this relic will be included with its purchase. Read more about Glenn Trimmer and his relic hunting by clicking this link: Glenn Trimmer Collection.
This reconstructed seltzer bottle will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War campsite or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC12085
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